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CONTACT:Office of the Arts\, City of Alexandria\; 703.746.5565\; https://ww
w.alexandriava.gov/Arts
DESCRIPTION:Come get into the spirit of the Chinese New Year by celebrating
the Year of the Dog with the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe at First Friday
: Chinese New Year Celebration\, sponsored by the Office of the Arts on Fe
b. 2\, 2018 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Durant Arts Center\, located at 1605
Cameron St.\n\nThe evening will include the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe p
erforming several traditional Chinese folk dances accompanied by Alice Guz
heng Ensemble\, Mr. Zhang on a traditional instrument called the hulusi an
d vocalist Mr. Lin. A Chinese Kungfu and a martial arts demonstration. The
city’s mobile art lab leading an interactive art activity will round off
the evening’s festivities. There will be definitely something for every me
mber of your family. Plan to come in traditional Chinese outfits and exper
ience China in Alexandria.\n\nA meet-and-greet begins at 6 p.m. Light refr
eshments will be on hand\, complements of the Office of the Arts. Festivit
ies begin at 6:30 p.m. No experience is necessary. Children under 5 years
old are free. Children must be accompanied by one adult.\n\nReservations a
re $9 per person. To purchase entrance tickets\, visit https://tinyurl.com
/y9ygd6vr. Tickets are also available at the door.\n\nThe Chinese New Year
Celebration is part of the First Friday series. The series is a project o
f the Office of the Arts\, a division of the Alexandria Department of Recr
eation\, Parks and Cultural Activities.\n\nFor additional information cont
act Cheryl Anne Colton\, Regional Program Director at 703-746-5565\, chery
lane.colton@alexandriava.gov or visit alexandriava.gov/Arts.Tickets: https
://tinyurl.com/y9ygd6vr.
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LOCATION:Durant Arts Center @ 1605 Cameron St\, Alexandria\, VA 22314\, USA
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\\n\\n\\nCome get into th
e spirit of the Chinese New Year by celebrating the Year of the Dog with t
he Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe at First Friday: Chinese New Year Celebrat
ion\, sponsored by the Office of the Arts on Feb. 2\, 2018 from 6 to 10 p.
m. at the Durant Arts Center\, located at 1605 Cameron St.\n\nThe evening
will include the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe performing several tradition
al Chinese folk dances accompanied by Alice Guzheng Ensemble\, Mr. Zhang o
n a traditional instrument called the hulusi and vocalist Mr. Lin. A Chine
se Kungfu and a martial arts demonstration. The city’s mobile art lab lead
ing an interactive art activity will round off the evening’s festivities.
There will be definitely something for every member of your family. Plan t
o come in traditional Chinese outfits and experience China in Alexandria.
\n\nA meet-and-greet begins at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be on hand\,
complements of the Office of the Arts. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. No
experience is necessary. Children under 5 years old are free. Children mus
t be accompanied by one adult.\n\nReservations are $9 per person. To purch
ase entrance tickets\, visit https:
//tinyurl.com/y9ygd6vr. Tickets are also available at the door.\n\nThe
Chinese New Year Celebration is part of the First Friday series. The seri
es is a project of the Office of the Arts\, a division of the Alexandria D
epartment of Recreation\, Parks and Cultural Activities.\n\nFor additional
information contact Cheryl Anne Colton\, Regional Program Director at 703
-746-5565\, cherylane.colton@alexandriava.gov or visit alexandriava.gov/Arts.